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Changes to PSF Bylaws for the March 2009 Members' Meeting The changes made in the proposed revisions can be summarized as follows: Explicitly allow for electronic meetings and electronic signing. Fix some procedural problems like needing officers for committees, and some notice requirements or requirements for holding next board or members meetings that were too short in time. Change sponsor members so they are voting members only optionally, if they designate a voting representative. Al...
Proposed PSF Bylaws Prior for March 2009 Members' Meeting Attention! This is a copy of the proposed new PSF bylaws, for approval at the 2009-03-27 PSF Members' Meeting. Also see: Text source of the proposed new bylaws Copy of old bylaws (as they existed prior to the proposed changes) & text source Description of differences between old & new bylaws (unified diff & context diff) Current bylaws Bylaws of the Python Software Foundation ARTICLE I Business Offices The corpor...
Copy of PSF Bylaws Prior to March 2009 Members' Meeting Attention! This is a copy of the PSF bylaws as they existed prior to the 2009-03-27 PSF Members' Meeting. Also see: Text source of the old bylaws Proposed new bylaws & text source Description of differences between old & new bylaws (unified diff & context diff) Current bylaws Bylaws of the Python Software Foundation ARTICLE I Business Offices The corporation shall have such offices either within or outside the Stat...
Proxy Form - 2009-03-27 PSF Members' Meeting This form was finalized on March 17, 2009. You may designate someone to vote on your behalf at the meeting, a proxy. Be sure that your designated proxy will be attending the meeting and is willing to act as your proxy. PSF members who have indicated their willingness to act as proxy are listed in the meeting agenda. The text source of this form can be found here (suitable for emailing). As a member of the Python Software Foundation (PSF), I...
2010 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes (informal) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the 2010 Members' Meeting February 19, 2010 The Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") held an informal annual members' meeting on February 19, 2010 during lunch at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (PyCon 2010 Atlanta). Steve Holden presided over the meeting. Pat Campbell prepared these minutes. Contents 1 Attendance 2 Greetings &a...
2011 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes (draft) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the 2010 Members' Meeting March 11, 2011 The Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") held an annual members' meeting on March 11, 2011 during lunch at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (PyCon 2011 Atlanta). Steve Holden presided over the meeting. Pat Campbell prepared these minutes. Contents 1 Attendance 2 Greetings & Announcements ...
July 2012 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the July 2012 Members' Meeting July 3, 2012 The Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") held a member's meeting on July 3, 2012 18:00 CEST at EuroPython, Florence, Italy. Marc-Andre Lemburg presided over the meeting. Contents 1 Attendance 2 Greetings & Announcements 2.1 PSF Chairman Update 3 Board Report 3.1 &nb...
Miscellaneous PSF Reports PSF participation in the 2007 Google Summer of Code
PSF participation in the 2007 Google Summer of Code James Tauber, PSF Administrator for the 2007 Google Summer of Code 2007-12-12 SUMMARY 2007 was another successful year for the PSF's participation in the Google Summer of Code. We received 67 valid applications and were allocated 34 slots by Google. 51 people signed up to be mentors and 30 of those ended up mentoring a student. We approved 32 applications of which 25 were successful. At least a third of the students continue to have some i...
Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation Written by Stephan Deibel, Chairman of the Board, Python Software Foundation. A version of this article was originally published in The Python Papers volume 2, issue 4. Last updated March 2008 Introduction “The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of the international community of Python programmers.” The Python Software Foundatio...
PSF Trademark Usage Policy PSF Trademark Policy and Guidelines In case you have questions regarding our trademark policy, please check our PSF Trademark FAQ or contact the PSF Trademarks Committee for help. Introduction This document outlines the policy of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") regarding the use of its trademarks. Any use of any PSF trademark must be in accordance with this policy. "Python" is a registered trademark of the PSF. The Python logos (in severa...
Volunteer The Python Software Foundation needs your help building infrastructure for the PSF and PyCon US, helping with fundraising and advocacy, and running important parts of the Python community (mailing lists, website, job board, etc). Example Tasks Help find donors and sponsors Act as a PSF representative at a conference Do a mini-presentation on the PSF at your local users group Help with other initiatives, such as grants Participate in planning and organizing PyCon US Python Softwa...
PSF Weblog Policy Version 1.03 Accepted by the PSF Board, March 13 2006. This policy applies to the PSF weblog. Access Policies Officers will always have posting privileges for the weblog. Therefore, officers can always post items without requiring permission from anyone else. This access is removed when the person is no longer an officer. The Board will appoint a weblog editor, who will also have posting access. PSF members and PSF committees can submit items for posting to the weblog edit...
Payment Options The PSF offers several payment methods. Please review the options below including specific details the PSF needs to process payments and contact accounting@python.org with any questions. PayPal for US or international payments Zelle for US domestic bank accounts ACH for US domestic bank accounts Wire transfer for international payments Wise for international payments Physical check in USD The PSF does not issue funds in cash. The PSF does not accept cryptocurrency at this t...
Python Software Foundation: Treasurer's Report (December 2003) The Python Software Foundation Treasurer's Report December 2003 Outstanding Issues Need to update address & fax number on all PSF forms All Directors and Officers should verify their address is correct in the PSF CVS repository: psf/bod-addresses.txt This information is required for our yearly corporate filings. Vote on BizRate.com becoming pending sponsor as of Jan 1 (or Oct 1) Vote on...
Python Success Stories Background Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) was started in 1975 by filmmaker George Lucas, in order to create the special effects for the original Star Wars film. Since then, ILM has grown into a visual effects powerhouse that has contributed not just to the entire Star Wars series, but also to films as diverse as Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Terminator 2. ILM has won numerous Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects...
Python Success Stories Summary XIST is a XML transformation engine written completely in Python at LivingLogic AG, a software development company specializing in web technology. XIST was designed to facilitate the task of creating and maintaining large web sites. Background Soon after we began creating web pages in 1994, it became clear that typing HTML files by hand is tedious and cumbersome, and we began to search for tools to simplify the repetitive task of HTML generation. Early on, we ...
PSF Community Service Awards Contents Introduction Expiration August 2025 April 2025 November 2024 October 2024 June 2024 March 2024 December 2022 June 2022 March 2022 December 2021 June 2021 March 2021 January 2021 December 2020 October 2020 June 2020 March 2020 December 2019 August 2019 June 2019 March 2019 December 2018 September 2018 June 2018 March 2018 December 2017 September 2017 June 2017 March 2017 December 2016 October 2016 June 2016 March 2016 December 2015 August 2015 July 2015 M...
What's new in Python 2.3 What's new in Python 2.3 Here are the (subjective) highlights of what's new in Python 2.3. Faster According to a couple of simple benchmark, Python 2.3 is about 20-30% faster than Python 2.2.3. Some of this speed-up was obtained by removing the SET_LINENO opcodes, which means that the difference is less impressive when comparing "python -O"; the rest was various careful tune-ups. New Tools A brand new version of IDLE (from the IDLEfork project at S...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of the 1st Annual Meeting The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the 1st Annual Meeting The members of the Python Software Foundation (the "Corporation") held its first annual meeting on March 5, 2001 at the Hilton Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif. Greg Stein, chairman of the Board of Directors, presided over the meeting. The following members, constituting a quorum of the members according to the Bylaws, attended the meeting: David Ascher Fred L...
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